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The Exeter Advocate, 1894-4-26, Page 1VOL. VI EXETER,ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 26 1:894. • N'O 3 The dsons Bank. (Chartered by Parliament, 1855.) Paid up Capital , ......... $2,000,000 Rest rued . , .. 1,200,000 Road office Montreal, r. WOLFERSTAN TJIOMAS, Esq., GENERAL MANAGER Money advanced w ,cuod Farmer's on their own notes w:tl.. one or more endorsers at 7 par cent per annum. Exeter Branch, Open every lawful day from 10 a: m,to 3 p. m., Saturdays 10 a, m. to 1 p. m Ageneral banking business transacted CURRENT RATES allowedfor. mon- ey. on Deposit Receipts. Savings Bank at 8 per cent. N. DYER. HURDON Exeter, Jan 28; '88. Sub -Manager THE f kt.ir v.OIratei Ib published every Thursday Morning, at the Office, MAIN -STREET, • —. EXETER. —By the-- ADVOCATE he—ADVOCATE PU!LISHING COMPANY, TERMS OF SUBSORIPTION. One Dollar per annum if paid in Advanoe. $1.50 if not so paid. ZAL-sartiaise.g• =mutest on:. .S.pplica= tics% No paper discontinued until allarrearages are paid. Advertisements without specific directions will be published till forbid and eharged accordingly. Liberal discount made for transoient advertisements inserted fox long periods. Every description of JOB PRINTING turned out in the finest style, and at moderate rates, Oheques money ord- ere. &o. for advertising, subscriptions,etc. to bemadepayable to Sanders c& Dyer PROPRIETORS Church Directory. dERivrTT MEMORIAL OrroRcE.--Rev. E.W. Taunt, Rector. Sunday Services. 11 a. m and 7 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Class for Adults, 8 p. m. Holy Communion, 1st Sunday of each month at morning service METHODIST Crrn'RG'II James-st , Rev.J. G. JAOIISON Pastor.SundayServiees,10.30 a.m, e,nd 6.30 p. m. Sabbath Sehooi, 2.80 p. m. MAIN STREET Rev. W' McDonagli, Past- or. Sunday Services, 10.30 a.m, and 8.30 p.m Sabbath Sdiool L$0 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN CfruRCR.—Rev, W. Martin, Pastor. Sunday Services, 11 a. m, and 6.30 p. ea, Sabbath School, 9.45 a. m rroresszonai Cards. H KINSMAN;L.D.S, Fanson's Block e- two doors north of, Carling Store MAIN ST, - EXETER, extradts teeth without pain. Away at Luean every Wed- nesday, Heneall 1st Friday; Blyth, first Mon- day and Znrich on last Thursday of each month. CH. INGRAM, DENTIST, Member Royal • ,College Dental Surgeons, successor to H. L. Billings. Office over Post Office Exeter, Ont. A safe anaesthetic given for the painless extraction of teeth. Eine Gold Fillings as rocuired. DALTON ANDERSON, L.D.S., D.D.S.; . Graduate of the Royal College of Dent- al Surgeons of Ontario, and Graduate of the Toronto University (with honors). Special. attention given to preservation of the nat- ural teeth: Office over Elliot& Elliot's law office—opposite Central Hotel—Exeter. Medical Drs. J. A. ROLLINS & T A. AMOS. JJ Residences, same as formerly OFFICES, Spackm an,. building, Main St. Dr, Rollins' office; same as formerly—north door. Dr. Amos' office, same building—south door. May 1st. 1893 J. A Rollins, M. D. T. A. Amos, M.D TR.T. P. MOLAUGRLIN, MEMBER 01' 1! the College of Physicians and Surgeon§ Ontario. Physician, Surgeon and Aoeoueh- r eur. Office, Dashwood, Ont. Legal. RH. COLLINS, BARRISTER,SOLICIT- OR, Conveyancer, Notary Publio. Office—Over O'Neil's Bank, Exeter, Ontario. Money to Loan, LH.DICKSON,BARRISTER,SOLICITOR, • of Supreme Court, Notary Public, Con- veyancer, Commissioner, &c. Money to loan Office—Fanson's Block, Exeter. ELLIOT & ELLIOT, BARRISTERS, SOLID itors, Conveyancers, &o. B. V. ELLIOT. FREDERICK ELLIOT. auctioneers T7 BROWN, Winchelsea. Licensed Auct- 11. ioneerfor the Counties of Perth and Middlesex, also for the township of Usborne Sales promptly attended to and terms rea- sonbel 'e. Sales arranged at Post office. Win - adzes. E�1 BOSSENBERRY;Hansell Ontario. Llo- • ensed Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth. Charges moderate and Iratisfaction guaranteed. , RED. W. FA Provincial Land 1' . Surveyor. and Civil Engineer. Office, Over Post Office, Main street, Exeter, Ont. room amemsresmsemsamo RNEST ELLIOT. t— AGENTFOR The Western Eire Assurance Company, of Toronto The. Phconix Fire ofnLondoxi Egland The Alliance Fire Assurance. Co'y., of London, England Office:—Main-street, Exeter, Ont. EXETER MARKETS. (Ohanged every 'Wednesday) Wheat per bushel...... $0.56 to 0.58 Barley • 85 to 37 ate. . 80 to 32 Peas ... ... .....•. 50 to 51. ..utter .,,,•• 15 to 17 E� ... , 9 gg a . Potatoes per taus ... 35 to 40 Hay per ton , .. 6.00 to 750 IVICKillop : Mr. Stanzell, who was committed to Goderieh for indecent assault is out on bail, HIS trial comes off at the fall assites. Drysdale. John Ifalbfleisch has been awarded the contract of building the new Roman Catholic priest's -rest donee, • at Drysdale, in place of the One, destroyed by fire ashort time ago., tetetetee IVITTSICL EXCELLEN CE. ARTISTIC DESIGN. DURABLE CONSTRUCTION Catalogue sen free on appli- cation. MORRIS FE/LD-ROOERS CO LISTOWEL. MILD$ COW FOR SALE. A first class mileh cow for sale,—apply to Mr. Thomas Snell, Huron st., Exeter. NOTICE. S. Powell is prepared to do grafting on all kinds of fruit trees, Plum and pear tr.ea a specialty, Charges moderate: NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that a By-law was passed by the Municipal Council of the Township of Stephen on the 2nd day of Ap- ril, 1894, providing for the issue of debent.. urea to the amount of 81754.58 for the pur- pose'of cleaning out and improving the wat- er course usually known as Mud Creek Drain in the Township of Stephen and that such By-law was registered in the registry office. at Goderieh, in the County of Huron on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1894. Any motion, to quash or aside the same or any part thereof must be made within three months from the date of registration and cannot be made thereafter,- The amending By-law was registered on same date. Dated this 24th day of April, 1894. CHESTER PROUTY, Clerk. JUDICIAL SALE In the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division. In re. Renclle, RENDLE` vs. DAVIS. Pursuant to the order of sale made in this cause bearing date the 23rd day of October; A.D. 1803, there will be sold by and with the approbation of Sutherland Malcoxoson, Es- quire, Local Master of this Honorable Court, at Goderieh, at the COMMERCIAL HOTEL —IN THE— VILLAGE OF EXETER In the County of Huron, at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, on SATUIIDAY, THE 42th DAY OF 1HAY, A.D. 1894, the following Lands and Premises in eight parcels, exclusive of the buildings and oreftions thereon. Parcel No. 1—Part of Lot Number 26 on the East Side of Main Street, in the Village of Exeter. in the County of Huron, (James Piolcard's Survey), having a frontage of 72 feet, more or less, on said Alain Street and extending to the rear of said Lot, or three parcels each having a frontage of twenty - our feet, on said blain Street, reserving a right of way fourteen feet in width along the East End of said parcel, from James St, Parcel No.2—Part of Lot Number 25 on the East side of Main Street in said Village of Exeter, (James Pickard's Survey), having a frontage of 48 feet more or less on said Main Street'and extending to therear of said Lot, subject to a right of way over the East Encl thereof 14feet in width, or two parcels each having an equal frontage on Main Street. Parcel No. 3—Part of Lot Number 37 on the West side of Union Street in tke said Village of Exeter, (James Pickard's Survey) Parcel No. 4.—Part of Lot Number 33 on, the Westside of Uniou street in the said Village of Exeter, (James Pickard's Survey) Parcel No. 6 -Lot Number 30 on the West side of Union street in the said Village of Exeter (James Pickard's Survey). Parcel No. 0—Lot Number 27 on the West side of Union street in the said Village of Exeter (James Pickard's. Survey). Parcel No, 7 -Lot Number 36 'and part of Lot Number 35 on the south side of John street, and East side of Union Street in t.ho said Village of'.Exeter (James Pickard'd Sur- vey). Parcel No, 8—Part of Lot Number 16 in the First Concession of the Township of Us - borne, in the County of Huron, in the said Village of Exeter, described as follows: Commencing at the North East Angle of Lot Number Thirty-six on the East side of Union street. Thence Easterly along the Northern Boundary of said Lot Number Six- teen tenths Eastern Boundary thereof. Thenee Southerly along said Eastern Boundary 176± rods, more or less. Thence Westerly parallel with said Northern Boundary to the East- ern Boundary of the 'Village Lots on the East side ol'Union street aforesaid. Thence Northerly along said Eastern Boundary of said lots to the place of beginning This property is all situated within the Village of Exeter, in the County of Huron, and is first-class building property either for stores or private residences, Parcel No. 8—This pro nerty can be readily sub -divided into Village Lots and woult make first-class' building property, The property will be offered for sale subject toa reserved bidding on each of said par- cels which has been fixed by the said Master. The purchaser is to pay down a deposit of ten per cent, of the purehase money on the day of sale and the balance of the purchase money without interest into Court within one month thereafter. In all other respects the terms and condit- ions of sale will be the standing conditions of the High Court of Justice. Further par- ticulars can be had from Messrs. Elliot & Elliot, Barristers, Exeter, Ontario; Messrs, Glarrow & Proud£oot, Barristers, f oderich, Ontario; John Gill, Esquire, Auctioneer, or from the Vendor's Solicitor. R. H. COLLINS, S: MALCOMSON, Vendor's Solicitor, Master at Goderieh Exeter, Ont. Dated the 24th, flay of April, A.D. 1804. Oredlton, ACCIDENT,—While playing on the school ground on Thursday last a young son of Mr Geo. Holzman was pushed off the fence by another boy and in the fall broke his arm. This is the third time he has fractured it in the same place.—Mr. Walt. Clarke is erecting a large implement shed,—Far niers, are about, through seeding in this section, ---Mr. Levi Stahl and Miss Ro;ia, daughter of Jacob Finkbeiner were united in holy bonds of maue tnony a few days recently, It is Said that Prince Colonna and his wife, the daughter of. million- aire John W. Mackay, have reached an understandingand the Princess with her children will shortly return to Eur- ope.' IN 1 HE SUNNY SOUTH AMONGST THE NIGGERS. Perpetual tds,uxusci'--The Land or the Cotton and the Cape. "The wandering mariner whose eye explores Visnotelbetilanfahores, Ra ram, so most fair Nor breathes the spirit of a purer air," The fighting editor of this paper, (as they say in Mississippi) C. H. Sanders, about a month ago was favored with an invitation to join a party of editors from the Northern and Western Sates, going to explore the great south land. This party were the guests of the Rail- way Company known as the Queen and Crescent Route. The party consisted of a number of editors from different parts of the North and West States, as well as two from Ontario, Mr. George Wrigley, of the Canadian Farmers Sun, London; and the writer. The invitation was accepted on the condition stated in the invitation, viz: that I was beund_to nothing. That if I so wished I could tell my honest opinion about the country—no matter what that opinion might be. Letit be nnderstood, therefore, that the party were not bought to blow up the coup try. I do not propose to do it myself, but to tell a plain unvarnished tale. s As to the Railway. The Q. & C. people are certainly magnificent en- tertainers. We had every comfort, every attention and every facility that travellers could have. The Q. & C. runs from Cincinnati to New Orleans, also a branch from Meridian to Shreve- port. It is run with the same puncta ality, care and speed as any of the Northern roads. It is quite a strange experience for an Ontario person, leaving his province before winter.. well ends and going rap idly south as Har as New Orleans. You pass from winter to midsummer .in a few days. Down in Kentucky it was nicely advanced spring; Tennessee it was early summer Mississippi and- Louisiana it was midsummer. Luxuriant foliage; blooming flowers, ripening fruit, growing crops, long grass a' d heat equal to our July, Far South the older cities are till lit- terally strewn with trees that ale now in their best foliage. You get to realize what a vast coun- try the United States is. You can read- ily imagiue the blizzardy Dakota of the last of March and here in ten days you stand in the perpetual summer of Louisiana. I left Exeter April 3rd and Cinein- nati on the ev'enix:g of the 4th. - Next clay we stopped at Glen Mary, Tenn., and from there we were driven to Allardt, a small hamlet situated en the fambus Cumberland plateau, whichis a large.square area of land about 127,- 000 acres, at a high elevation, and con- taining coal and other valuable miner- als. It is real ly a mountain of several hundred feet in height, with a climate and pure water that cannot . be sur- passed in any country. Also some of the grandest scenery that eyes were ever fixed upon. While here I came across some Onta.riopeople, Mr. S. Lake formerly of Parkhill, now postmaster at A.11ardt, and a Mr. Adams, formerly of McGillivray. They seem greatly pleased at their situation and appear to be doing well. While on our way to Ailardt my attention was repeatedly attracted by the popping out of some- thing similiar to a Jack rabbit. On iuquiry I was informed that they were pigs"owned by the natives and called razor back hogs. I thought they were welldeserving of the name. It ap- pears the natives turn them out when young and make them root for a living Some of them are very swift on foot, while others are so thin that they have to lean against a tree to grunt. From here to Chattanooga, Tenn., is grand scenery, rolling and hilly lands, mountains on either side of the rail- way, passing over many large bridges and long stretches of trussell work and through numerous tunnels (21.) Chattanooga is an old town where at least one famous battle was fought dur- ing the eivil war. It contains many beautiful and interesting sights and many niggers. On Sunday we got to Delhi,Miss.,and drove around the adjacent Country on Monday. We drive 16 miles south through a beautiful country, well tim- bered, luxuriant grass, shrubs, etc, Here we had the pleasure of meeting some more Ontario people, Smith Broth ers and families, forinerly of McGilliv- ray who had recently moved to that lo- cation. They have a large ' farm, 1 think about 520 acres, and appear de lighted with their chances. Mr, S. Londesborough, also of McGillivray was there looking for land and I un- derstood that he was so well pleased that he purchased, something over 500 acres at once. While driving back to Delhi rain storm came up Bend fairly deluged the country It is sometimes quite moist' down in Mississippi, In fact the land south seems always wet In ordinary times they plowa deep farrow and it will fill with water and there remains till it evaporate& We had splendid eavered rigs to ride in— just as good as we have here in Onta- rio --therefore we escaped a drenching, .At Monroe, we visited a large estab- lishment where they manufacture cot ten oil or in other words ds cottolene, Here we are right in a cotton country-,• Next, to Vickshnry. This is a ve ry large and handsome town. Their ceme- tery, the National, is a thing of beauty. The beauty of the grass, flowers, plants, shrubs, tiers, drives cannot 'be told in words. Vegitation is so much ranker and various down there that an On- tario person can hardly imagine it. I -Ie cannot tell it They have beautiful public build- ings, parks, schools, churches, blocks and it is a live progressive town, A vast deal of cotton is handled here Here the party were etltertaited royally for a day with drives, dinners, speeds and sights, by the. Young Mens' Business League and the Board of Trade. We also visited Meridian, Miss, and ,were entertained profusely. Then to New Orleans: A large, wealthy,, curious city. Here oranges bananas, figs and all southern fruits could be seen in abundancein all stages of growth, ` New Orleans has a great deal of the old spanish element. It was hot as h—, we mean purgatory Here neg'roes are in the vast majority. They do the work and the loafing both. New Orleansis about hot enough to be the real ideal home of the lazy,thought- less; good natured, unambitious negro.; Every Southern town or city has one peculiarity. Right in the central, busi- ness portion of the -town lire the whites who do all the business. Surrounding this central white point on all sides, live the negro, who do the work. You see about six niggers to one white person all over Mississippi and Louie iana. They are ideal servants if not oyer -worked. In hotels every ser- vant is black—and guests are always surof the best treatment at their hands The African bred instincts of the race still stick to the negro. He has no ambition oeyond providing one meal ahead, andprobably never will. His race and his ancestry have been too much for him-. The negro for many generations to come will not become a hustler, They fall into the sphere, they now occupy in the South very naturally. They are hewers of the wood and drawers of water for the aristocrats, the whites, and the, major- ity of them are genial, kind and ever blithesome, If their lot is not eu- viable, yet withall, they probably en 'joy life more than we do. They en- joy the supreme content that ever goes with lack of ambition. The Southern white is quite a study too. Lazy . hot-tempered, passionately generous, arrogant (to the blacks) they partake of the apathy bene of all South ern warm climes. The Southern white will not do much worn;, He was. born that way, And there is really very little necessity for manual work, con- sidering the excess of blacks who will do nothing else. The white is master, the black the slave, just as much prac- tically today es before the emancipa- tion. The white does the thinking and the business for the black and lives on the profit. The black does the work. The races are as distinct as in slavery days. They don't go to the same churches, the sante theatres (or the same parts of it) and they cannot ride in the same railway carriages. The law compels different compartments. The white although in a great minor- ity makes the laws The southern white bas never acknowledgedthe black as his equal and never will. A man with a business or money can have a royal life in the South, be- cause he can get cheap and good ser- vice from the blacks and there are many 'thanes of making business or money in the South, by men . of the right stamp. If the climate would al low some of our Ontario hustlers to give the same prolonged energy to busi- ness and speculation down South that they display here, fortune would await them. If their energy would detoreor ate with climatic change, then • in a short time, they would simply be Southern whites, nothing more. Money invested would apparently give large interest. Land can be bought in many places in the Southern states at $4 to $10 an acre. It is leased to negros at $3 per acre per year. I cannot account for the low price and large rental, but that is the universal tale that is told you. There are immense tracts of ap. parently tine laud for sale It grows grass in profu ion, It should be cheap and good grazing land. Cotton is the staple of the far South and corn of the upper South. appar- ently gardiners near cities es do remarkably well. There must be many opportunities for manufactur ing concerns. Such concerns are most ly run by Northern people and capital. I was surprised at the vast quantity of magnificent timber. Some day to be valuable property, whether there would be milhot:s in developing it now, I do not know, but its value must always inerease as the timber supply on the continent lessens. Altogether I was pleased and often surprised during the trip. It was very enjoyable. It was novel, entertaining and educating. When people get too thick in north climes and must move, they will fi11 that south country yet. And there is plenty of room for white people, with youth, good constitutions, energy, brains, learning and money. We arrived home after two weeks most pleasantly spent, sound and well, to find spring blooming in Ontario. 411. Boal merit 1s eharacterlstrc of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and is manifested, every day in the remarkable cures the med- icine accomplishes. Centralia. ` Cisborne. On Saturday last a council of 0.0 C.F A sad and painful accident happen - was organized herewith a good list of charter members, The following offi- cers wet a elected, viz; P. 0., George Shouits; C,C,, John Neil; V.O•, Richard Haxidford R., S. B. Wiudsor; T. Wm. Moffatt; Prelate, C. W. Smith; Marshal, G. G. Essery; Warden, James A. Mc- lalls, Guard, W. W. Reving•ton; Secy, Oscar Gilbert; Trustees, W.W. Reving, ton, J. Neil; R. Handford; Medical Ex- aminer, Dr: G. Shoults, who is moving to Centralia. Zurich. Miss Lizzie Latta, of ,Chiselhurst, is the guest of Mrs. S J, Latta this week, —Mrs, J. Burke, of Dashwood, was the guest of Miss Mandy Deicber for a few days last week.—Mr, Jake Monter, who for the past few years has been em- ployed in Messrs Kerner & Wing's store, left this week for Oil Springs where he will enter into partnership with Mr. Ed. Axt, who has purchased a bankrupt stock, which they will try to dispose of this coming summer. -The evangelical conference which was held in this village last week was in every respect very satisfactory. Service was also held held every evening during the week and was well attended. Sun- day, however. being the special day and being exceedingly fine there was an exceptionaily large turn out, In the evening there was English service in the Town. Hall and German in the church. Both places were crowded and everything passed off very satisfactor- ily.—The Dashwood bicycle club paid our village a visit on Sunday. They presented a fine appearance as their wheels were up to the times and also the boys had the appearance of a friend- ly lot. Greenway, The 26th annual report of the De- partment ef Marine and Fisheries for 1893 has been placed in the hands of our J.P.—Rev. Ii,, h Wilson, of Port Larnbton, yisited his parents and other friends here last week, and returned home last Tuesday.—Rev J, H Chant and W. J. Wilson drove out to Mr. Gott's nursery near Arkona last week. They were highly pleased with his stock of fruit and ornamental trees. His spruce and nut bearing 'trees are worthy of special `notice, walnut and butternut, sweet chestnut trees are just the kind to set out for shade trees. In a few years they will bear enough nuts to pay for cost and expenses of panting. His rrices, considering qual- ity of stock, are much lower than for- eign nurseries, Any one in need of trees will he well paid by visiting the nursery.—Mr. H. B. Quarry, License Inspector of Fisheries, passed through here last week putting tip notices.— Rev J. P Rice, of St. Thomas, preached a very interesting and instructive ser- mon in the Boston Methodist Church last Sunday. Ile is financial agent of the college, appointed by orders of the London Conference and intends to visit each family on the circuit.—Mr. R. English sold a new stylish road cart to Mr. John Mollard, Grand Beud.—Mr. George Foster rode out from Grand Bend on his new bicycle last Friday.— Mr. John Grigg, wholesale book and. stationery, dealer, of Exeter, called on oru merchant last week. Dashwood. A great many from here attended the Evangelical conference at Zurich last week. No Sunday school or morn- ing service here last Sunday, but in the evening Rev. Bean, a former past- or, occupied Ehe pulpit and preached to an attentive congregation in the Eng- lish language.—Mr, Emerson, bicycle agent of Clinton, was here Friday on his wheel. We do not know whether he sold any wheels or not, but think our own Charlie has the boys all sup- plied, This is right, boys. Always do business in your own town and with your own townspeople, and thus build up the place in which you reside. —Our leleycle club went to Zurich last Friday night —Some cowardly person, who has no respeet for anyone and less for himself, went into the shce shop one night recently and with an awl or some such thing pierced one of the .. tires of Charlie Fritz's s cycle wheel in two places, thinking, no doubt, that he was doing something smart. But there is nothing smart or manly about such things, and the person who did it is a dastardly coward and would be severe- ly dealt with if caught. -Gardening seems to be the order of the day.— Messrs, McEwen and Wilson, of Hen - sail, and Mr, C. Prouty, of Hensel', were in the village on Friday.—The Commercial Hotel has undergone re- pairs and with the addition of new furniture will be a very comfortable house for the travelling public;—There is a season in the year, we believe, when dogs must be muzzled, but the idea of bringing children into line is something new, at least to us, When will inventions cease:—Mte M. Fenn and family Spent Sunday with relatives in Parkhill.—A terrible storm has been prevailing in our midst, blowing of whiskers and moustaches from near- ly every inhabitant who was unfort unate to have them, slid it even blew the wool froth the head of one we win call Shortie." What damage wil yet be done we cannot say, ed to Mr. Paul Madge on Saturday lase.. It appears he was fixing a wind mill that had got somewhat out of repair for Mr Robert Essery, of Stephen, wk:rrrt by some nitsans or other his band get drawn into the gearing and fear of leis fingers got terribly lacerated. At .the time of writing they were doing ;as well as could be expected: Mrs Wm. Pugsley gave up possession of the farttl on Saturday last and moved to Exeter. Owing to the inclemenpy of the weath- er in mowing she contracted a very se- vere cold audio at present set>ioasly Her daughter Etta moved to Stephen with h ,: Uncle, Mr. Frank Sims, but intend, : take a situation as soon as she can\ 'qt one. The young people were ver erry to part with her. Iu society she\ as a model young wom- an beloved by all who ever had the pleasure of forming her acquaintance. It is not to much to say that she is a lady in every sauce of the term.—We are sorry to say that Mr. Wm• Kyd4, who has suffered the greater part of the winter from that dreaded disease, Ile grippe, is no better, It seems to hays settled in his head. He intends going to Toronto at once to undergo an oper- ation. We hope to soon bear tett +o'f his speedy recovery. Mr.John Sleanaon, who bought the Hunter property has ploughed up all the available crop land. Owing to John being crippled and not able to walk, his sterling wife todk possession of the lines , and was busy' seeding and harrowing all last week. She never murmured or complained with the exception of the sand getelle into her shoes and galling her . The long talked of ridge boards on the Elimyille church are at last put on, the staines will soon be taken off the walls. The North West corner is well filled with both beauty and talent. Tee Ladies Aid are in a flourishing condit- ion and we have not heard tell of one of them as yet being charged with de- linquency. We should have made mention that at last Sunday evening's service the Pastor requested that the choir should sing the first verse of the hymns the congregation the second and all join in the balance. The emigre gation at large do not approve of this new vogueand think they will form a choir down in the body of the church to sing the second verse as there ace better singers in the congregation than in the choir. Arounct About Us. Hensel!: The masons are now at work building Mr. Geo. lticEwen's new brick store on the south side of King street.—Mr. W.-R.Hudgins is getting. material on the ground for the erec- tion of a shop, adjoining his hotel block and which will be occupied by Mr. M. Ellwood. , Mitchell: John liiil,was terribly bur- ned Wednesday 18th. .A casting was being run off in the foundry, and while assisting in carrying a pot of moltert iron he tripped and fell, the redhot iroia falling over his leg and buring it terr- ibly about the knee and ankle. He will be. laid up for some time. Downie: At James Dunseith's, there was born the other day a Iamb with five legs and six feet. ;,The extra leg has two feet, and it projects out front one side just behind where one of the front legs joins the body. It is not long enough to reach the ground, but it has the .nee and is perfectly formed„ with two feet attached. This curiosity has aroused considerable interest itt the locality. CAPTURBI) IN EDMONTON.—Goyernt ment Detective Greer left Toronto for Edmonton, N,W.T,, Monday morning to bring back James Short, arrested on a charge. of arson. On March 30 the boot and shoe store conducted by Shoat: at Parkhill was destroyed by fire The' insurance companies paid the loss with- out comment, but the proprietor of the, building oecupied by Short, Mr. Mc- Tavish, suspected that his tenant had. burned the premises. Short left a few days after the insurance had teen paid, and Mr. McTavish' swore out to warrant for bis arrest and communi- cated with the Attorney -General's De • partment. Detective Greer learned that Short had purchased a ticket' cart Toronto for Edmonton, and wired the authorities there to be on the lookout for him. Sunday a despatch was received notifyiug him of Short's ar- rest. The aceused will be brought back to London for trial. Woon,--In Usborne, on. the 28rd Inst the wife of Mr, D. Wood, of a daugb. ter PRECIOUS.—In St. Thomas, on the 23rd. ult., the wife of Wm. Precious, of a son. PAercWer.Le-In Exeter, on the 22iftL inst., the wife of Wm Balkwill, Jr. dl a adaughter. 1DilEAN I1S. iIScIiii' n -Ili Usborne 12th; inst, 'tat the residence of her son, Donald., Catharine, relict of the late Archibald.' McInnes, aged 91 years. Izrvlrl.�Ifr Biddulph, on the 23rd, Inst at the rostdenee Mr, Anthony Nevin„ Eliza Jane Irwin, aged 77 years, ittany deaths' alto jet evonteit by :Molt Karo Try 1± or i�14ts4ft rip,EtC